Until a couple of months ago I had a Premium membership. I don't have a lot of money but I justified the fee because I spend a lot of time (mainly lurking) on here. I also hoped to have been chosen for some product trials and take advantage of some deals. The benefits didn't really materialise so I cancelled my membership recently.
I haven't noticed any increase in obvious ads on the site since I dropped Premium, but very recently I seem to be overrun by Promoted threads. Do Premium members still see these threads? Are they something new?